Technical Compendium: Section 6 - Brandywine Flood Study

Brandywine Flood Study Technical Compendium

Section 6

Public Engagement and Outreach

April 2025

PREPARED BY Brandywine Conservancy Chester County Water Resources Authority University of Delaware Water Resources Center

Section 6 Public Engagement and Outreach

6.1. Overview

The study aimed to offer a variety of public engagement options to receive feedback directly from within the communities that experience flooding impacts. Multiple locations around the watershed were identified, so that public meetings were easily accessible by community members. Each location was intentionally aligned with the existing local efforts for flooding within the community. Public meeting locations were selected with an emphasis on being within walking distance for residents most drastically impacted by flooding in developed areas. The following public meetings were held at various locations throughout the watershed:

• The greater Coatesville area was identified as the primary developed area on the West Branch Brandywine Creek with the highest concentrated population in this subwatershed. This study also sought alignment with the City of Coatesville’s own underground stormwater infrastructure study, focused on the Gibbons Run culvert, which was funded by FEMA and Chester County.

• The Borough of Downingtown also has a dense population located along Beaver Creek and the East Branch Brandywine Creek. As such, the Borough is frequently impacted by flooding. The study team coordinated with the Borough of Downingtown’s Flood Advisory Committee to host a public meeting at the Borough Hall and for resident participation in the study.

• In recognizing the barrier of the state line for attendees’ travel abilities, two public meeting location options were offered in the lower Pennsylvania stretches of the main stem Brandywine Creek at the Chadds Ford Township building and the Brandywine Museum of Art campus, also in Chadds Ford.

• To coincide with other flood study and mitigation efforts, two meetings were held in the City of Wilmington, DE, to further prioritize the engagement of those residents that were most impacted by recent flood events.

Overall, multiple methods were implemented to ensure public engagement, feedback, and knowledge of the project. To ensure the study reached all stakeholders in the watershed, public engagement beyond the public meetings was critical to the project’s outreach and engagement. In addition to public meetings, engagement and outreach activities and materials included:

• participation in public outreach events.

• a flood study website.

• media and press coverage.

• surveys for public engagement and feedback.

• an interactive flood map for public input.

• an advisory committee.

• outreach to municipalities and development of individual municipal reports.

These efforts were supported by significant coverage from 20 local and regional media outlets. They highlighted the study’s crucial role in addressing flooding issues in the region and emphasizing the collaborative nature of the study between local governments, conservation organizations, and academic institutions.

6.2. Public Meetings

Public input is a vital component of the Brandywine Flood Study, which fostered a collaborative dialogue between community members and the project partners. From December 2023 to May 2024, a series of five public meetings were held across the reaches of the watershed. The intent of these meetings was to directly connect the residents most impacted by flooding to the study process.

Meeting attendance ranged from 29 to 111 attendees at each session (Table 6.1).

Downingtown Borough Hall 10 W. Lancaster Ave.

Downingtown, PA 19335

Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art (BCMA) 1 Hoffmans Mill Road

Chadds Ford, PA 19317

Coatesville City Hall 1 City Hall Place

Coatesville, PA 19320

Chadds Ford Township 10 Ring Road Chadds Ford PA 19317

UrbanPromise Rick's Rock Servant Leadership Center 1000 E. 28th St. Wilmington, DE 19802

14, 2023

February 8, 2024

Brandywine Conservancy, City of Wilmington 111

May 9, 2024 6:30 p.m.

Brandywine Conservancy, University of Delaware, City of Wilmington, Eleventh Street Bridge Community Long Term Recovery Group, Green Building United/Northeast Rising, Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC)

Table 6.1 Brandywine Flood Study Public Mee ngs

Table 6.1 Brandywine Flood Study Public Meetings

At these meetings, attendees were encouraged to share their personal experiences with flooding, which provided valuable context and insights into the challenges communities face. At each public meeting, the following questions were presented to the participants to gather feedback:

• Q1: In what ways are you impacted by flooding?

• Q2: How do you currently inform yourself about flood and other weather-related incidents?

• Q3: What types of flood mitigation projects should be implemented?

• Q4: How can your local government most support you prior, during, and after hazardous events?

In addition, the meetings featured an interactive session, during which participants could express their concerns, ask the study partners questions, and discuss potential solutions, which ensured that local knowledge and perspectives were integrated into the study. Public meeting attendees recorded their feedback on maps and posters using guided questions. They also engaged in discussions, which highlighted the importance of community involvement in shaping effective flood management strategies. Public input from these meetings was recorded and uploaded into the Interactive Flood Map, an important tool in providing cumulative reporting and public transparency. This open exchange not only empowered residents, but also strengthened the overall effectiveness of the flood study initiative.

The compiled results of those meetings are presented below, including quotes obtained through attendees’ input.

Q1. In what ways are you impacted by flooding?

Comments: “My farm was devastated, lost two miles of fence, cows were let out to survive. Months to restore pastures and paddocks. (Northbrook)”; “Unable to travel to work”; “During Ida, neighborhood completely surrounded by impassable waters”; “Huge loss”; “$50k damage to home and property. (Northbrook)”; “No one has cleaned up the overwhelming amount of debris /clog of downed trees” ; “No one has cleaned up the overwhelming amount of debris”; “Planning”; “Public works infrastructure”; “The water is very, very, very, very gross”; “Business property”; “Business loss”; “Business”; “Union-Chadds Ford School District – impact to our schools”; “Nature loss/wildlife/trees”; “Insurance”; “Business”; “Home”; “Restricted, yet mandatory”; “Livestock care”

Q2. How do you currently inform yourself on flood and other weather-related incidents?

Comments: “Emergency Management -- Emergencymail.org - RING- Alerts from NWS”, “USGSBroad Run, Chadds Ford, E Branch Brandywine (Downingtown?)”, “Fellow residents (WOM)”, “National Weather Service Flood Model”, “NOAA (River Cresting Predictions”, “NWS/ NOAA/ USGS website that shows the creek levels (predicts the peaks)”, “waterdata.usgs.gov, water.weather.gov”

Comments: “Manage water levels pre-storm to create ‘free board’ flood capacity”; “Remove all historic dams”; “Do dams help or hurt downstream?”; “Remediating old dams (removing) and enlarging upstream floodplains. Eliminate artificially elevated stream ‘walls’ to allow the river to enlarge naturally not ‘jump the banks’!”; “Have public meetings with people living there”; “Please solicit other views to make an informed choice! Invite public adjacent to all structures”; “Floodplain connection to stream”; “Yes! PennDOT needs to be at the table for this discussion!”; “Very important PennDOT activity adding guardrails and stability to area that was log jammedadding to problem”; “Clean debris regularly”; “Preemptively preparedness”; “Dumpster in Avondale”; “Promote meadow plantings”; “Tell residents not to mow edge of stream”; “Meadows”; “Retrofit all detention basins”; “Encourage residents to plant a riparian buffer”; “Better tree planting system”; “Decreasing invasive species and encouraging native root systems”; “Less close mowing on waterways”; “Upstream from flood prone areas”; “Please! Limit development upstream from known flooding”; “Regenerative farming”; “Encourage residents to reduce mowed lawns”; “Detention basin naturalization”; “Riparian buffer plantings Many, Many Mature trees fell into the Brandywine during Ida.”; “They are still there and created log jams and a threat to bridges and culverts / remove them”; “Yes!”; “Building codes, preparing homes for flooding”; “Trees that come down on the roads next to the Brandywine need to be taken away, not thrown into the creek, as is done now”; “Create natural flood retention using existing topography and open space”; “Buyouts in known flooded areas!”; “Codes related to ecosystem damagesystemic factors”; “Also be diligent in removing dead trees from the floodplain, as they can cause blockages when they fall”; “Revise Holding Specifications for 200 year storm for developers”;

Q4. How can your local government most support you prior, during, and after hazardous events?

Comments: “Haven’t received any info”; “Yes please”; “Emergency alert text system”; “Info on flood recovery assistance programs”; “Or help affording flood insurance. My annual cost went up from $1k to $3k between 2022 and 2023 because of two claims – Isasis and Ida.”; “Culvert under 322 towards Brandywine East Branch is poorly managed, needs expansion. Water Management (or lack thereof) upstream forces all water downstream to our property (too much building without flooding in mind). Six feet of water on first floor of a historic Chester County home.”; “Identify streets that are likely to flood and let residents know of areas to avoid.”; “Communicate about meetings/help communicate with PennDOT.”; “Moratorium on new SALDO in watershed”; “Tax on impervious surface and MS4, NPDES”

6.3. Public Outreach Events

In addition to individual municipal meetings and a series of public meetings across the watershed, passive communication of this study was being conducted concurrently at 35 partner events in order to engage with over 1,000 individuals throughout the bi-state region (Table 6.2). Methods of communication included general attendance and promotion, presentations, fliers, QR codes, active tabling, focused meetings, and targeted discussion regarding the Brandywine Flood Study and access to the Public Survey and the Interactive Flood Map.

Table 6.2 Partner Events for the Brandywine Flood Study Outreach

Table 6.2 Partner Events for the Brandywine Flood Study Outreach

PSATS Stormwater Conference King of Prussia, PA 11/13-14/2024

FEMA Delaware River Climate Practitioners Workshop Philadelphia, PA 10/28/2024

Chester County Water Resources Authority Stormwater Summit South Coatesville, PA 10/11/2024

Chester County Planning Commission Planners' Forum West Chester, PA 10/2/2024

Delaware River Watershed Forum Bethlehem, PA 09/27/2024

PWEA Pennsylvania Stormwater Summit King of Prussia, PA 09/26/2024

University of Pennsylvania, Sustainability & Environmental Planning Philadelphia, PA 02/27/2024

Christina Watershed Municipal Partnership Member Meeting Downingtown, PA 11/15/2024

Pop-Up Trailside Tabling

Pop-Up Trailside Tabling

First State National Historic Park, Wilmington, DE 08/3/2024

Brandywine Museum of Art, Chadds Ford, PA 07/19/2024

Upper Uwchlan Township Chester Springs, PA 06/29/2024

Trail Blazer 5k Run

Children’s Country Week AssociationParadise Farm Camps, East Bradford, PA 06/6/2024

Chester County Walking Dam Tours Struble Dam (Honey Brook, PA), Hibernia Dam (West Caln), Barneston Dam, (Wallace, PA)

May and June 2024

Delaware County Sustainability Conference Widener University, Chester, PA 05/30/2024

Brandywine Creek Greenway Regional Roundtable Valley Township, PA 05/29/2024

Community Fishing Day at Anson B Nixon Park Kennett Square, PA 05/19/2024

Brandywine Creek Greenway Regional Roundtable Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, DE 05/15/2024

Brandywine Creek Greenway Regional Roundtable West Bradford, PA 05/10/2024

Chester County Watershed Roundtable Chester County Government Services Center, West Chester, PA 05/3/2024

Chadds Ford Township Meeting

Chadds Ford, PA 04/29/2024

City of Wilmington Earth Day Celebration 2024 Wilmington, DE 04/19/2024

Downingtown Resilience Fund Meeting Belfor Property Restoration, Exton, PA 04/18/2024

West Chester University, PLN Studio Guest Lecture Business of Public Management Center, West Chester, PA 04/8/2024

WeConservePA 2024 Pennsylvania Land Conservation Conference Bethlehem, PA 04/3- 5/2024

Uwchlan Township Exton, PA 03/8/2024

Christina Watershed Municipal Partnership Member Meeting Northbrook Marketplace, Pocopson, PA 01/19/2024

Unionville Community Fair 2023 East Marlborough, PA 10/14-15/2023

Downingtown Flood Study Committee Meeting Downingtown, PA 10/12/2023, 11/9/2023, 12/14/2023

Delaware River Watershed Forum Wilmington, PA 09/28-29/2023

Delaware Nature Society's Monarch Migration Celebration 2023 DuPont Environmental Education Center, Wilmington, DE 09/16/2023

Chester County Water Resources Authority Stormwater Summit Virtual Meeting (Zoom) 09/15/2023

6.4. Flood Study Website

In addition to individual municipal meetings and a series of public meetings across the watershed, passive communication of this study was being conducted concurrently at 35 partner events in order to engage with over 1,000 individuals throughout the bi-state region (Table 6.2). Methods of communication included general attendance and promotion, presentations, fliers, QR codes, active tabling, focused meetings, and targeted discussion regarding the Brandywine Flood Study and access to the Public Survey and the Interactive Flood Map.

The project team launched a website in coordination with the study kick-off on August 22, 2023. It has been an essential tool for keeping partners and the public informed and updated throughout the study. The Brandywine Flood Study website (www.brandywine.org/conservancy/brandywine-flood-study) includes:

• the study’s geography.

• project goals and timeline.

• key partners.

• links to the Public Input Survey and the Interactive Flood Map.

• frequently asked questions (FAQ).

• link to the Flood Study Communications Toolkit.

• previous and upcoming public meetings.

• list of funders.

The Flood Study Communications Toolkit includes everything that partners and the public might need to promote and increase engagement with the study from residents and on social media. This Toolkit includes a general information flier, a flood study survey flier with a QR code that links directly to the survey, a sample flood study article, and flood study graphics, including partner logos and a geographic coverage map. Sample promotional language is included for sharing the Public Input Survey, the Interactive Flood Map, and the Brandywine Flood Study on social media, websites, email communications, and in virtual presentations.

6.5. Public Survey

A 22-question survey was distributed by partners through public platforms such as Facebook, the Brandywine Flood Study website, 5 public meetings, and 35 public outreach events. The survey garnered 175 responses, which are outlined below.

Q1 Is ooding an issue for you?

Answered: 176 Skipped: 0

Q2 How o en do you experience ooding at your home, workplace or travel within the region?

Answered: 173 Skipped: 3

# PLEASE TELL US MORE ABOUT YOUR SELECTION:

1 Lloyd park in Downingtown floods every time it rains 8/23/2024 9:45 AM

2 Our basement floods like crazy. We live by the new Pizza Hut so the bottom of the hill & it definitely floods the roads. 8/12/2024 6:46 AM

3 We have had our only storm drain blocked for the past 2.5 years plus. There is no place for the water to go. 8/11/2024 7:15 PM

4 Home is located next to Park Run, a tributary creek of the Brandywine in Downingtown. It often floods the street in front of my house, my driveway, and my property with heavy rainfall. A “river” is often created between my house and the neighbor’s. 8/11/2024 5:34 PM

5 Anytime there's a large rain storm, the main roads around my home and work, flood 8/11/2024 1:09 PM

6 We experience flooding in our community often, which makes roads impassable. This affects my ability to go to work and my children to attend school. 8/11/2024 9:11 AM

7 Flooding in the Newlinville area of East Fallowfield after most storms of two inches or more. Runoff from piles of waste continues to enter the Brandywine at the Newlinville Road South 8/11/2024 8:41 AM

First Avenue junction.

8 Flooding has become an issue for me in the area where I live, due to many reasons- one of which I believe is poor planning of communities, where excess rain water just flows into lower lying areas. It is irresponsible to have these communities created with no future thought of where excess rain water will flow, causing many many roads to close and costly damages.

9 We never had an issue with severe flooding until Hurricane Ida in September 2021, where major flash flooding wreaked havoc on our property on Horseshoe Pike.

8/11/2024 8:09 AM

6/28/2024 1:57 PM

10 Brighton Court in Downingtown 6/12/2024 8:22 PM

11 Downingtown Roads are often flooded. When it rains the backyard puddles quickly 6/10/2024 11:11 PM

12 I work in West Chester but live in East Brandywine. During rain events, 322 is impassable to westward travel, as is the Borough of Downingtown generally. Smaller road by my home flood as well limiting travel options. Currently the SWM systems in our neighborhood are working, but they may not always.

13 Approximately every two months flooding of varying severity occurs on my property, which backs up to the west branch of the Brandywine.

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14 Thus far I haven’t experienced flooding but always worry that my streets will flood. 5/19/2024 3:06 PM

15 I got flooded out in September, 2nd 2021 lost everything I had me and my daughter, I will never forget 5/3/2024 1:58 AM

16 Any large rain results in flooding in our home 4/30/2024 5:21 PM

17 When I moved here is 1988 there was a small creek behind my house and no flooding. The area is now a big flooded swampy mess. Everything time it pours, the water gets closer to my house. I used to have a garden in the back but had to rip it up because it was constantly under water. Each year, the problem gets worse and worse.

4/23/2024 6:35 PM

18 We’ve lived in downingtown for 14 years. In that time, we’ve had three major flood claims. 4/18/2024 7:30 PM

19 Our basement flooded during the January rainstorms when we lost power and our sump pump couldn't run. Calculating by how many times we dumped our shop vac, we had about 70-75 gallons of water in our basement. Every time we have bad rain, I worry that we will flood again. Water pours off of Hopewell Road, down our driveway, and towards our house.

20 I’ve lived in Downingtown Borough since July 2019. Since that time I’ve experienced two catastrophic floods (Hurricanes Isaias and Ida) that caused tens of thousands of dollars in damages to my home. I’ve also experienced smaller flooding issues from “regular” storms and heavy rain throughout the years.

21 Close to Ashland nature center on Sharpless Road and 82.

22 328 Mary Street Downingtown Pa I could talk for hours about this Area. I don’t think its hopeless, just needs fccus. It comes from three directions , all at different times. From the west , Beaver creek which drains Caln thorndale east Brandywine. From Rte 30 to the south draining west Fowningtown and fnnally backing up from Kerr park.

23 Caln Township. Despite remediation and flood control, I feel the flood areas around a small local creek have simply shifted eastward towards Beaver Creek and eventually the Brandywine.

24 I need to drive through Downingtown borough for my kid’s school and to get to work. Manor, Lancaster, and Brandywine Avenues, and surrounding streets in the Borough flood often.

25 It has gotten worse over the years because of all the over development

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26 I have property on the Brandywine below Marsh Creek 4/2/2024 4:51 PM

27 We have to improve and maintain various swales to prevent water flow into our basement and to avoid erosion of the gravel portion of the driveway. The saturation from flooding has taken down several trees on the property. We have had to take different routes to get home because of flooding or because of trees or tree limbs falling across the roadways. We've experienced more power outages in recent years. It is best to stay at home during a rain event to avoid the challenges of returning.

4/2/2024 3:00 AM

28 The options for this question are poor. How is "Less than once a year" a different from "Never?" Less than one is none, so these two options are the same. And the word should be "fewer" not "less."

4/1/2024 11:48 AM

29 Local stream flooding can force me to alter my route when driving. 3/30/2024 1:46 PM

30 My residence is located in an area that higher than surrounding waterways, so flooding of residence isnt a concern. But to go anywhere, we are impacted by the flooding as all travel routes are impeded.

3/30/2024 8:41 AM

31 I live near the West Branch of the Brandywine and it floods several times a year. 3/29/2024 5:30 PM

32 Recently often. 3/29/2024 4:44 PM

33 I work in Chadds Ford in a building on the river which floods more and more often. The business sometimes must close for safety, and even if the offices are open, getting to work may be hazardous when other roads are flooded - I commute from Wilmington. Additionally, I am a member of the Wilmington Rowing Club. The Brandywine empties into the Christina, and can cause hazardous debris in both channels. Wilmington sewage spillover empties into the river when there is heavy rainfall. Certain intersections in Wilmington are best avoided because they are likely to be impassable due to flooding.

34 Severely affected/flooded by Hurricane Ida. Lower floor of our condominium building was completely flooded. Still awaiting repairs.

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35 Driving to work, there are a lot of puddles or mini ponds of water on the side of roads. 3/27/2024 3:18 PM

36 The repeated flooding of both water and mud at the traffic light in front of the Marriott hotel at 82/30, north of Coatesville is both a mess and dangerous. The casual (careless) planning of large housing projects with seeming little provision for the water run-off. The attitude seems to be, "I'll get the water off our development, where it goes is someone else's problem". The apparent lack of regulation/planning to ensure that surface water mitigation "all the way to the creek" must be the responsibility of the developer is discouraging. Evaluation and approval by amateurs who see $$$ from tax revenues to their "government" is myopic!

37 Several times this winter rain storms caused visible streams to flow on our property as water moved through. No damage to structures.

3/19/2024 6:47 AM

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38 Flooding at the intersection of Rte 1 and Creek Rd impacts my ability to travel in my neighborhood 3/15/2024 9:30 AM

39 I live close to the intersection of routes 30 & 100. I work on route 30 in exton. Every time it rains it floods. I have been “trapped”at home work multiple times in the past few years.

3/14/2024 10:50 PM

40 Live next to a tributary of the brandywine and it frequently floods my property. 3/14/2024 2:37 PM

41 Between 2019 and 2021, my business was located at 600 Brandywine Ave, Downingtown, PA 19335, situated near the Brandywine River close to the Trestle Bridge. The catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc on my life. Rising waters reached a height of 14 feet (or higher), resulting in the complete destruction of all assets, including merchandise and equipment valued at millions of dollars. In the aftermath, significant losses were incurred, necessitating relocation and a restructuring of business operations. Despite these challenges, efforts to recover and rebuild are ongoing. Fortunately, our business hours had concluded for the day, potentially sparing the lives of the employees from the disaster's impact. 3/14/2024 9:43 AM

42 Route 1 along the Brandywine in Chadds Ford and all of the side roads north and west along the Brandywine. These roads are prone to major flooding and being shut down. Sometimes leaving drivers stranded on the flooded roads.

43 Years ago when Snyder Ave was repaved they pitched the street so the water now comes onto our properties rather than towards the creek. We get flooding every rain and have to spend money on regrading our property.

44 It's getting so bad that our school system (UCFSD) has had to cancel school.

45 Route 82 south of the route 30 bypass floods during heavy rain. This will often make getting into my community (Hillview) via Butterworth Road difficult if not impossible.

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46 My daily drive is from Coatesville to Exton via Blackhorse Hill to Route 30 Bypass at Reeceville Road. I exit the bypass at Lancaster Ave (Business Route 30). Once one Lancaster 3/7/2024 8:41 AM

Avenue, I travel to the Oaklands Corporate Park. Rain events flood many of the roads that I travel on; alternate road for me would be taking Route 30 dromedary Exton to Downingtown, to Thorndale before arriving in Coatesville. During 2021 event I left work early but was told to avoid the bypass so I took Lancaster Ave. Made it past Kerr Park and noticed how high flood waters were. After slowly making it past the train station, it was slow going before getting turned around as water rescue vehicles made their way toward Thorndale. I could not get back to my office because Downingtown was now under water. Took me 4-1/2 hours to make my 10.5 mile trip. The only way into our development is from Coates Street between 3rd and 4th Avenue behind the Coatesville Train Station. Both of these low laying areas flood during major rain events. I have also seen the mud slides on Route 82 near the bypass during many of the more recent rain events.

47 The River has overflowed into our pastures 3x this fall, which is certainly more than in past years. The erosion is actually much worse this year than previous years due to large rainfalls where the river is flowing very fast but not actually overflowing it's banks.

48 Several times flooding on Rt 82 near the Coatesville exit and Marriott Courtyard hotel causing the roads to flood and prompted travel restrictions. Also similar occurrences with overflow from woodland onto Butterworth Road.

3/6/2024 5:06 PM

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49 Route 82 flooding 3/5/2024 8:02 PM

50 Access roads to our home are often flooded - small streams first and then the Brandywine. 3/4/2024 5:22 PM

51 1104 Allerton Road, West Chester, PA 3/2/2024 8:42 AM

52 My home and property are not affected, but road closures are more frequent, especially on South Creek Road, affecting my ability to travel for groceries, gas, etc. Flooding also causes more fallen trees, which block roads.

3/2/2024 8:21 AM

53 My neighborhood has excellent drainage/absorption. Never flooded in almost 48 years. 3/1/2024 8:49 PM

54 the roads are flooded and damaged in an around our neighborhood. This has resulted in numerous detours, road closures, and at times no access to and from the neighborhood 3/1/2024 11:43 AM

55 Harmony Hill Rd floods frequently down to the bridge crossing West Valley Creek. The creek frequently floods in Bird Milliken’s yard and house and our yard and historic springhouse Occasionally during very heavy rains our basement floods even though we have French drains in our basement

56 I have had multiple feet of water in my basement 4 times in the last 4 years. The smallest amount was approximately 2.5 feet and the highest amount was up to the ceiling of the basement (approximately 7 feet).

57 I live on Webb Road in Chadds Ford and am impacted by small stream flooding on Webb Road and the closing of Route 1 in Chadds Ford village.

58 It depends on the year, but it has been an issue of concern for my workplace for a long time. We are a nonprofit and flood insurance is not within our budget. We worry about how future floodings will threaten our collection.

59 Living on Webb Road in Chadds Ford we have two areas of the road that flood with standing during heavy rains and seasonal thunderstorms. Under the same conditions we encounter standing water on several roads including Baltimore Pike, North and South Creek Roads, and Ring Road when commuting for work or household errands.

60 Increasingly, heavy rainfalls result in drainage runoff on the farm, across the pasture. There are raised water sheds with rising water springs, wate r across the end of my driveway/diverts from culvert. In terms of buildings, increased water volume overwhelms my gutters and results in water in the basement which is causing masonry damage.

61 Business at intersection of 926 and Pocopson Road.

62 I live in Johnsontown, precinct 190, West Downingtown South. Flooding affects us in some way 6+ times a year.

63 The only flooding we experienced here at The Falls was during one Hundred Year Flood, and it did not cause any damage to the property.

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64 I live off of Creek Rd in Chadds Ford and my ability to leave my home/ return to my home is 2/13/2024 3:54 PM

impacted when flooding occurs.

65 We live on the Buck Run just upstream of the West branch of the Brandywine. The River has jumped its banks and flooded our property 3x this winter. The erosion of the stream bank has recently increases precipitously.

66 I care about what happens when the Brandywine floods. This study is critical. I am fortunate not to have had any impact but I live in Chadds Ford and care about my community. I also went to the U of D and am so glad they are involved in the study.

67 We live near the Brandywine Creek and although our home has not flooded, neighboring homes have and we are concerned.

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68 December 18,28 & January 10 flooded Rt.100 south(Creek Road) which residents were impacted. 2/9/2024 2:39 PM

69 It only happened the one time since living in this area, but I want to be assure that the correct water drainage is being considered and worked on in this area becaue we know about the why?

2/9/2024 7:09 AM

70 We experienced extensive flooding during Ida and came close to a breach of our condo flood wall a few weeks ago after the rains. 2/8/2024 6:09 PM

71 My home, the exit to my home(Exit 3, Twelfth St.), Governor Printz Blvd where I shop. 2/8/2024 5:27 PM

72 Since the Paul Laurence Dunbar Elks Lodge was located in the area, building has sustained by being flooded twice and losing everything in the building twice. 2/8/2024 5:24 PM

73 Hurricane Ida was biggest impact from rising waters but no flood damage to my home. 2/8/2024 4:57 PM

74 Representing East Bradford Township parks, I can say that several of our parks include floodplain areas along the Brandywine and its tributaries that experience flood events that impact our infrastructure and public use.

2/8/2024 3:52 PM

75 I live on the Brandywine at the Falls and have not had an issue with my residence flooding or computing. 2/8/2024 11:46 AM

76 We have experienced 2 big rainstorms a few weeks ago where streets were closed off and my basement had gotten wet. 2/8/2024 11:23 AM

77 Fix Chadds ford 2/8/2024 9:27 AM

78 I own 11.5 acres that includes the upper portion of Harvey Run Creek by Route 202 & 1, which feeds the Brandywine Creek. Prior to 1988, we never had issues with the stream. After the Painters Village shopping center was built, we have experienced enormous damage to our property, to include American Beech trees that survived and grew for decades now falling as all of the top soil has eroded away. The Brandywine Conservancy Cahill Report of 1988 stated what we already knew, the developers illegally filled in wetlands. Now, every time there is a 1 inch rainstorm, we always experience high runoff issues. Painters Crossing condominiums are just downstream from us and they now experience flooding from major storms as well. 2/7/2024 2:47 PM

79 I grew up in Caln Township and now live in the Downingtown borough. Falling in the floodplain of the Great Valley put me at the forefront of major flood events, especially Hurricane Ida. During this, an old chestnut (not American to my knowledge) came down, just barely missing our house. I now live on the banks of the Brandywine, and flood events have interrupted work and school with power outages, travel hazards, etc.

80 Traveling route 1 when it’s floods is a problem. This effects me and several of my employees traveling to get to work in Glen Mills.

81 It depends upon weather conditions, rainfall, snows, building projects, road work. I live in a low lying area along the Brandywine.

82 Mainly Route 1 by the conservancy as well as Route 202 Southbound across from Wegmans just south of the Rt 1 / 202 intersection.

83 I manage the Natural Lands’ ChesLen Preserve. We have experienced frequent flooding along the Brandywine Creek and its tributaries.

84 With each rainfall, I experience heavy flooding in the backyard making it difficult to retrieve receptacles for pickup from the City.

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85 I recently moved back to the Brandywine River corridor after living in southern Chester county for a number of years. The degree of flooding which occurs has increased markedly in the time since I last lived here.

86 My street floods with every heavy rain. My home sits up far enough on the street that water seeps up through my basement floor, but rarely collects.

87 We live in an old (circa 1770) farm house. Over the past several years we have seen an appreciable increase in storm water run-off. We have lived in our house for 36 years and had not had any issues with flooding until 2021. In June of that year, we experienced a tropical storm that overtook our property and then in September, Hurricane Ida completely overwhelmed our property and destroyed 2 walk bridges and 1 vehicle bridge on our property. In the past ~8 years we have experienced a vast increase in storm water run-off after two housing developments were built across the street and next door to us. Storm water management of these developments is poor and because of this, the road that we live on gets flooded during heavy rainstorms, making for unsafe driving and consequent flooding onto our property.

88 Flooding along the Brandywine impacts my travel in the Chadds Ford area along creek road, and at the Smithbridge river crossing. Since I've moved to Chadds Ford in 2020, flooding has impacted travel plans and route finding multiple times a year. Chadds Ford Elementary was cut off from Rt 1 in Fall 2023 resulting in hour delay in dismissal

89 I have personally not experienced flooding in my home, but a few blocks down for me. They’re flooding issues a close relative of mine experiences however, she lives off of of Cobbs Creek in Philadelphia, and she has experience too bad floods In her home in a span of 30 years.

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90 Every time it rains we are afraid of being flooded out we just had a bad rain storm last week and the water was very high 1/22/2024 10:02 PM

91 The main road past our home driveway is impassable for more than 12 hours several times per year. This prevents us from going to work, medical appointments and other commitments. In addition we own a commercial office property in Chadds Ford that sustains property/building damage approximately once every 4 years.

92 I live near prison it floods anytime it rains and scares ne.

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93 Governor Printz on corner before 12th street Bridge..also in front of Gander Hill Prison 1/22/2024 5:13 PM

94 Flooding on 12th Street cuts off ramp to 495 north and south 1/22/2024 4:58 PM

95 I actually live near the Brandywine Zoo but own a property in the Northeast area of Wilmington. But my friends who live in the flood areas suffered loss. I am very concerned about all of my neighbors who have experienced flooding and would like to foster awareness and help to solve flooding problems with the experts who have the knowledge to do it.

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96 This a great way to communicate with the community 1/22/2024 4:30 PM

97 Our neighborhood is prone to flooding due to poor drainage. The water has nowhere to go. We have waterproofed our basement so the flooding is less frequent than it used to be, however, Willistown Township is allowing so much development on my little street I'm afraid we will be having to start sandbagging our house. We just watched the property on the corner (3/4 acre) lose 10 mature trees in order for two houses to be added to the existing house. I am actually considering a move out of Chester County because of all of development that has happened in our area. What used to be a quiet peaceful neighborhood sitting next to a watershed, has turned into a noisy nightmare.

98 Once every five to ten years at the business.

99 Multiple times per year I experience flooded conditions that have increased since a development was installed on my street

100 The flooding over Ring Road is so dangerous, especially when it’s icy. I’ve slid off the road once and almost hit a township sign. My husband and daughter were almost hit by an oncoming car trying to avoid an icy patch on Ring. Surely there must be a way to manage the water coming down the hill on the way to the Kuerner farm property. It’s not safe to allow it to wash over Ring Road as happens now.

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101 Our DRs office is in Concordville. We live in Landenberg. In order to get to DR we have to 1/20/2024 11:30 AM

cross the Brandywine @ChaddsFord. Last month we needed to get to a critical appointment as my dad had an infection & was having an allergic reaction to medication. There was heavy rain prior to travelling in there. As we crossed the Brandywine the road was just starting to flood. When we were coming home the S bound side of Rt1 had closed to a foot of water in it with more pouring into the roadway. PennDot made people drive thru it like that. It flooded again this month as well.

102 We experience flooding of roads in Chester County only after very heavy rain storms which seem to be coming more frequently. 1/19/2024 7:47 AM

103 My house generally is fine bc we live on top of a hill but the region floods frequently. Cheslen preserve floods often, Downingtown where we have to drive through to get to 202 floods often etc 1/18/2024 9:55 PM

104 I have to detour around flood areas at least twice a year.

105 I don’t experience flooding, but a ditch behind my house fills with water during heavy rains. The water erodes the banks of the ditch, and the hemlocks planted there are falling into the ditch. I’ve tried to control the erosion by live staking and planting Carex and shrubs, but the erosion continues.

106 I am downstream from the Hillview development in Valkey township. We never experienced major flooding until this development was built and Valkey township says nothing is wrong.

107 Regular flooding of roadway in heavy rain.

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108 Our backyard backs into the creek by East Ward Elementary. The creek floods multiple times per year and causes a lot of anxiety for myself and my neighbors. My basement continuously gets wet 1/18/2024 6:21 PM

109 The Brandywine lines our backyard. We can’t store anything in our basement. We were heavily effected by Hurricane Ida, having to completely gut our first floor.

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110 Roads along the Brandywine are flooded and sometimes no barriers mark the flooding. 1/18/2024 6:12 PM

111 The Brandywine passing flood stage has caused me to change travel plans several times. I had to find alternate routes to my doctor's appointments, even though I added 30 minutes to my commute.

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112 It never used to flood until so many houses were/are being built. It’s hard to get to stores or doctors appointments, because of flooding. 1/18/2024 5:09 PM

113 We live near West Valley Creek, a feeder to Brandywine creek. Multiple times a year if floods our yard and our basement 1/18/2024 4:46 PM

114 Runoff from an adjacent farm field and wooded area sometimes crosses our residential property. 1/18/2024 4:42 PM

115 Rising water in the basement

116 Our flooding problems were caused by PADOT filling in the floodway with illegal riprap in 2014, and the raising the road surface elevation during resurfacing by 10 to 12 inches since 1983, causing ponding. Hurricane Ida blew out the illegal riprap and we have prevented PADOT from having any more being dumped. We are no longer being flooded during every rain event.

117 I have a sump pump because of the spring under my townhouse. My townhouse is on a hill, so we do not usually worry about flooding in our homes. But I worry about the constant road closures, bridges damaged around me

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118 Where I live and work are not impacted directly by flooding, commuting to and from can be impossible. When there are flood warnings, we stay home or leave work early to make for a safer commute. 1/13/2024 10:42 AM

119 I live near a floodway. 1/12/2024 7:17 AM

120 During periods of consistent rain, our basement takes in water. We have a French drain and a sump pump to prevent floods but our basement has flooded twice- once during a power outage that happened overnight as we slept, another time there was power but the pipe from the pump through the outside wall froze solid, so the water being pumped up had nowhere to go and resulted in our sump pump essentially pumping water INTO the basement overnight.

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121 Pocopson township over the bridges next to Ace Haedwear on 926 and over the picnic park of rt 52 that the Brandywine river runs underneath floods with bad storms once a year, the travel rt I would take on rt 1 at the intersection of the old Hanks place frequently floods even with moderate storms

122 The business section of Downingtown and surrounding homes is terrorized by the the forecasting of any type of rain event. Many times in the past 20 years of the business I am associated with flooding has created havoc and loss. During Ida the business lost everything with 5 feet of water inside. Great financial hardshi p and also emotional. No electric for a month, total renovation. No federal assistance. It was thought that the Marsh Creek Dam was improperly maintained and caused most of it. Coupled with the ridiculous amount of building allowed in the area at no thought for existing homeowners or business owners, we all feel that is the problem.

123 The street right in front of my business floods often. The basement of my business floods. My building received severe damage to it from Hurricane Ida.

124 Our business is in Breck's Mill on the Brandywine River in Wilmington. We were hit hard during Ida and have high water in the parking lot a few times a year and a disrupted flood every few years.

125 I am on the west branch of the Brandywine just below Modena in Mortonville. The amount of flooding that we have experienced in just the last 15 years has been exacerbated by the clear cutting of woodlands and covering of permeable surfaces with mega developments. Townships don't care, they take the money, and they seek to reap the tax dollars at any expense, including to those of us who live on older properties along this historic waterway.

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126 I travel between East Fallowfield, Newlin, West Bradford, Unionville, Kennett, Pocopson pet sitting and farming sitting every day 1/11/2024 2:44 PM

127 A run-off stream runs through our property, and we struggle to manage the force of the water. Erosion has become an issue. Routes around nearby neighborhoods and my work are often impacted by flooding.

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128 Flooding in downingtown happens often - near Johnsontown and Kerrr park. Also, small creeks overflow near my kids school (west Bradford) and under the overpasses along route 30. Atleast 1-3X year, traffic and roadways are effected in my travel route. 1/10/2024 8:54 AM

129 BRANDYWINE HARDWARE FLOODED WITH 28" FOR FIRST TIME EVER. HURRICANE FLOYD DID NOT INTRUDE IN OUR STORE. 1/9/2024 2:47 PM

130 Creek road is between our home and child’s school 1/1/2024 8:12 PM

131 Live in Downingtown and the Brandywine overflows both in the center of town , and along its tributaries in the west end of the boro

132 The road at the bottom of our floods during major rain storms, making it unsafe to leave our neighborhood. Thankfully, our house is on high ground and not in danger of flooding. Another intersection with a major road down the street from us also floods during heavy storms. An important bridge was also made unsafe due to flood damage and took about a year to replace.

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133 Experience is with travel difficulties during flood events in and around the Downingtown area. 12/21/2023 11:22 AM

134 At least a few times per year, flooding will impact the routes I take for work or to access childcare. Roadway flooding due to undersized culverts, stream flashiness, and drainage issues at low points like bridge underpasses creates problems at least a few times a year.

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135 1 mile of west branch traverses our property. East Penn RR Trestle crosses the river on our property. The Treatle Bridge is >100 yrs old and was not built with water flow as a consideration. 12/18/2023 5:38 PM

136 As homeowners and residents in the Northeast area of Wilmington, DE, our family (and community) were impacted by the devastating effects of Hurricane Ida on 9.2.21. Since then, we’ve been working to recover and have formed the Eleventh Street Bridge Community Long Term Recovery Group, Inc., a local affiliate of the Delaware VOAD. We are partnering with faith-based, local, and national agencies to restore our community…still!!!

137 Flooding can effect my route to work

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138 I live on top of a hill so not much flooding. Occasionally in my basement after a heavy rainfall. 12/13/2023 4:04 PM

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1 Our backyard use to be a source of peace and joy. It is now a swamp. We have lost 11 trees. We cannot cut our grass. An increase of insects and God knows what sits in our yard. There is no enjoyment at all. 8/11/2024 7:15 PM 2 Items stored in shed and basement ruined due to flooding. 8/11/2024 5:34 PM

5 Can’t use surrounding roads in heavy rain because they flood out. Can’t sit on my deck long because the mosquitoes have gotten so bad due to the swamp. My road was so flooded one day my car got stuck in it and filled with water. It was totaled. 4/23/2024 6:35 PM

Majority of our travel requires crossing the Brandywine at some point. The RT 52 becomes quite busy as traffic builds.

Emergency services for my town (fire, ambulance) are on the other side of the Brandywine. If it is a severe flood it will delay transit to my home. Also some roads damaged several years ago are being repaired now; another road near me remains closed since the bridge was damaged.

Having spent my entire life in Downingtown, most of my daily needs naturally revolve around this locality.

When the Buck Run/West branch of the Brandywine overflows it's banks it very often covers Brandywine Creek Rd in both directions from our home. We have often not been able to get out or in to our farm for several hours at a time. The river bank erosion along our driveway threatens to take our driveway out in the not too distant future.

The Brandywine River at Rt. 1, Rt. 100 and Rt. 926 is a frequent problem for travel to and from West Chester.

18 The bridge at the corner of Harmony Hill Rd and Valley Creek is closed during hard rains Plus depending on the rain intensity and volume we may not be able to use Harmony Hill Rd.

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19 Not impacted at all and I live right on the Brandywine. 2/19/2024 10:55 AM

20 Our driveway gets covered by the river. The horse fencing gets washed away, there is a lot of debris, trees and kinds that get left behind once the river goes back down. The clean up after each flood is major.

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21 We can no longer operate like a nonprofit organization . Which involves doing activities for the community. 2/8/2024 5:24 PM

22 Ability to travel impacted by flooded roads throughout area

23 I'm not affected by flooding.

24 Post-development flooding has destroyed several acres of my property, to include shifting and collapsing the streambanks, causing large majestic trees to topple due to soil erosion, and making areas of my property unusable for anything owing to the degraded landscape.

25 Nearby streets often flood preventing easy passage and road closures

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26 I was coming home from errands and the whole area Gander was flooded I had to drive over a 1 to get back home 2/5/2024 11:31 PM

27 Fortunately our property does not flood. At the present time flooding most affects my commute to work at certain times of year. We do regularly use local parks such as the Brandywine to mountain bike, and so recreation is sometimes impacted as well.

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28 Since Governor Prince floods so easily, it is difficult for me to get to grocery stores like the Food Lion. 1/23/2024 2:58 PM

29 And fear that we might get flooded in again and lose everything we worked hard to get from the last flood we had in 2021 we lost everything our home and more I’m still starting over 1/22/2024 10:02 PM

30 Our office property incurs damage approximately once every 4-5 years to varying degrees. 1/22/2024 8:59 PM

31 12 th street exit closed every time there’s heavy rain 1/22/2024 4:58 PM

32 Good 1/22/2024 4:30 PM

33 Ingress and egress from our home due to road closures 1/22/2024 8:38 AM

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We've gotten a little water in my basement but generally don't get flooding bc we live on top of a hill. But I worry about erosion on the hill, which we are already seeing. Also trees towards the bottom of the hill have fallen and we love the trees behind our house. The trees also scare me/ feel dangerous during rain

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35 I’m losing the hemlocks planted next to the ditch behind my house due to erosion. 1/18/2024 9:06 PM

36 We cannot leave our house unattended as we never know when we will be impacted. 1/18/2024 8:41 PM

37 Volunteer at Brandywine River Museum and they have had to cancel events and we lost our critter supplies, workshop and completed critters intended for sale in December.

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38 Ability to earn a living, loss of goods 1/12/2024 5:23 AM

39 To tend to my mother 1/11/2024 2:44 PM

40 WE EMPLOYEE 28 AT THE STORE. FT AND PT. 1/9/2024 2:47 PM

41 Child’s school for activities such as sports practice 1/1/2024 8:12 PM

42 Due to flooding, we lost time from work (I, an educator, and my husband works for a private company). We lost all of our belongings that were damaged by the flood, and, while we had flood insurance, we faced many unrealized restrictions on our coverage. We lost both vehicles, food, electricity, etc. Due to the emotional stress and trauma, along with limited access and resources, we were unable to travel in the days and months post flood. We were able to secure food from agencies who helped in the days following. Our home is still in need of repair. 12/18/2023 6:05 AM

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1 We have over 50k in property damage. It increases with every storm. 8/11/2024 7:15

2 Barricades either not placed in a timely manner or people driving around them ignoring the danger. This causes water displacement by the vehicles that makes the flooding worse on the surrounding

3 When the back and creek next to us over flows it creates issues for travel for

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Living in East Brandywine township often means we will be prevented from getting home from work if there has been bad rain all day or over a period of days. During the late summer/early fall 2023 storms, Manor Ave, Wallace/Creek Road, and Dorlan Mill were all closed and we could only get to our house by driving up towards Honeybrook and coming down 322 from the north. 4/11/2024 4:36 PM

Choice one selected re: road infrastructure, but not the private property. The "and" eliminates a choice for road infrastructure. 3/19/2024 6:47 AM 10 I live near business 30. In the past few years we have had several storms which flood the train underpasses in Downingtown, Thorndale, and Coatesville. While our property has never been affected because we live up on the hill it creates a real problem when we try to leave because we have to drive out to Parksburg in order to cross business 30.

The amount of debris that gets left on our property once the river recedes is excessive and requires a lot of work to clean it up. The flood has taken out fence posts and fencing, has moved one of our horse run in sheds and as noted above causes travel delays when we are unable to get in or out of our property 3/6/2024 5:06

Losing everything around and in the area and in the building . Personal information like pictures memorabilia and some important documents. Appliances. And clothing.

We have lost tenants and personal and business property because of flooding.

Business loss for hours, days, and in the case of Ida, months. 1/22/2024 1:07 PM 20 Erosion, downed trees I have a well and I don't know if I should be worrying about contaminated run off from heavy rains getting to it 1/18/2024 9:55 PM 21 Loss of trees in my backyard due to erosion. 1/18/2024 9:06 PM

We were displaced for four and a half months during Hurricane Ida. We are now coming to the realization that flooding in Downingtown is not just a summertime issue, but year round. 1/18/2024 6:20 PM

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It ruined my building of my business. It floods in the basement of my business then the building smells. 1/11/2024 10:11 PM

We had to finance $20,000 in electric line repairs, due to us being a "farm lane" and PECO wouldn't repair it, even though tbe company that finally came out said by federal law PECO had to because they have monopoly on private electric 1/11/2024 2:44 PM

SIGNIFICANT DAMAGES TO OUR STORE AND THE HOUSED USPS. 28" OF MERCHANDISE, SHELVING, DRYWALL, AND ALL ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT. 1/3 OF INVENTORY WAS LOST AND SIGNIFICANT FEED LOSSES IN OUR WAREHOUSE. POWER EQUIPMENT, GRILLS, PET AND HORSE SUPPLIES. 1/9/2024 2:47 PM

27 Our streets and roads, especially 12th St., floods frequently and causes delays and travel detours to get home/to work from the 495 N and S on/off ramps. We also experience flooding along Northeast Blvd. which causes hydroplaning. 12/18/2023 6:05 AM

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6 Acquire funds to address failing or poorly maintained SWM facilities in residential areas. Most HOAs do not have the capital reserve to address these issues.

7 Help with housing us when we get flooded out

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Water management from roadways would be a massive help. Permeable pavement or storm drains on Hopewell at the low points would greatly reduce the amount of water coming onto our property. Additionally, education or assistance for installing French drains and any landscaping that can help manage or deter water away from our homes would also help!

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Flood mitigation not just for my property but for all of Downingtown and surrounding communities. 4/3/2024 6:23 PM

Stop developers from routing floodwater to “anywhere but here”. Require developer regulations to be more stringent than the current 100 year flood maps.

4/3/2024 1:27 PM 11 Regional coordinator It is the biggest issue in Downingtown 4/3/2024 7:35 AM 12 Comprehensive planning and infrastructure improvements 4/2/2024 6:23 PM 13 Eradicate all developers and reverse the damage done 4/2/2024 5:21 PM

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Audit the water resources board members . Contact the PA AG’s office for current investigation status Identify the 24 fake UPI lots within the Brandywine River and verify who using them and for what purpose.

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15 Raising awareness on the impact of development on flooding. Planning for climate changes and flooding. 3/29/2024 5:30 PM

16 Ensuring that zoning codes are followed or improved to prevent worsening the problem with new construction, roadwork, or other structural changes that cause issues with runoff, drainage, etc. 3/29/2024 4:13 PM 17 BETTER PLANNING REG REGULATIONS TO ENSURE DEVELOPERS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MANAGE THE WATER ALL THE WAY TO THE CREEK.

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18 They need a plan for flood walls and barriers for existing property not constantly expanding housing 3/15/2024 7:36 PM

19 create better drainage of flood water from the wetlands next to the Rte 1 bridge in Chadds Ford 3/15/2024 9:30 AM

20 Stop building along Route 30. 3/14/2024 10:50 PM

21 Improvements to local infrastructure to mitigate flooding conditions in the entire community 3/14/2024 2:37 PM

22 Fix the issues 3/13/2024 10:33 PM

23 Notification of roads that are shut down due to flooding. Better support on the highways when flooding is happening to get vehicles off the road as quickly as possible. 3/13/2024 9:57 PM

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Storm water management plans need to be evaluated MORE when government agencies are reviewing new developments. Development was recently approved in Caln Township. The main route to the development just off of Business Route 30 is one that historically floods so let's put another 120 homes there which would need to exit via the flooded underpass. Developer is currently proposing 266 apartments and 372 townhouses in the existing Elmwood Complex and it not proposing any other entrances and exits. If approved and built, we have potential for another 1,300+ vehicles trying to get into the Development with the one entrance that floods between 3rd and 4th Avenue via Coates Street behind the Coatesville train station. They are proposing building 266 apartments on the side of the hill. Will clearcutting the side of the 8 acre parcel lead to more water pooling at the 3rd Avenue location?? More mud slides like we see on Route 82?? 3/7/2024 8:41 AM

25 Determine why Marsh Creek Reservoir was dumping water during Hurricane Ida which created a Brandywine River crest that was 5 feet higher than any other in recorded history

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26 Recognize that increasing development along the Brandywine is causing increased rain runoff into the creek. The development seems to be higher near Downingtown. 3/2/2024 8:21 AM

27 Reconstruction of roadways that are consistently flooded during rainstorms and snow melt. 3/1/2024 8:49 PM

28 repair roads in a scientifically sound manner. the fixes to date have been a complete waste of 3/1/2024 11:43 AM

money resulting in putting more engineering structures- rocks and baskets on the banks and not incorporating natural stream channel design or other mechanisms.

29 Make meetings more accessible through Zoom or other easily available technology 2/29/2024 11:54 AM

30 Figuring out a prevention solution: water diversion infrastructure, limiting development when possible, planting more trees in the area, etc. 2/28/2024 7:13 PM

31 Both Penn DOT and the Pennsylvania State Police do not provide secure barriers for flooded areas. A lack of signage, stable barriers, and regul ar police patrols increase traffic problems and chaos during periods of flooding.

32 Address the real flooding issues and make improvements to keep residences from being flooded. Do not spend time and money on false contributors to flooding like removing upstream waterfalls.

33 Better flood mitigation efforts

34 If Penn Dot keeps the bridges free of in debris the flooding would be a bit less.

35 Plant grasses and other plants that can help mitigate flooding, city planning, building code updates to prevent building or tear down in certain areas

36 Flood mitigation all along Brandywine Creek to prevent the kind of flooding experienced in Sep 2021 during Hurricane Ida.

37 Proactive effort, risk assessment & mitigation, extra long term planning. don’t allow the sale/development of what will not withstand or last the next Ida.

38 Funds for helping with financial burdens that was caused by the storm. That made us get behind on our financial obligations.

39 Would like to see more flood infrastructure put in place to protect low lying communication I the current flood plain.

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40 It's always beneficial to have as much advance notice of flooding as possible. 2/8/2024 11:46 AM

41 Recognize that allowing development, and filling in remaining wetlands by Route 202 and 1 will create a very dangerous flooding situation for Harvey Run Creek, which flows through Painters Crossing Condominiums before feeding the Brandywine Creek

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42 Proactive land use planning and conservation to minimize or reduce future flooding. 2/5/2024 9:41 AM

43 Curbing development along the Brandywine. 2/1/2024 7:02 PM

44 Storm water management to include adequate functioning storm water retention basins for the two adjacent housing developments 1/24/2024 9:58 AM

45 Fixing the problems on the - drainage and roads. 1/24/2024 7:05 AM

46 I found ReadyChesCo to be a valuable resource for getting updates and communications particularly in regards to flood prediction and extreme weather. I would like to encourage DelCo to deploy a similar system. 1/23/2024 10:28 PM

47 Have some where stable for us to go if we should flood out again this is a nightmare I’m not over the first flood every time see rain I get scared 1/22/2024 10:02 PM

48 We need zoning to improve run-off and flood mitigation in the Brandywine watershed. We believe that the embankment of the former railroad line in Chadds Ford impounds flood water instead of letting it flow to floodplain areas south of Chadds Ford. We need governmental action to remove this embankment. 1/22/2024 8:59 PM

49 Good 1/22/2024 4:30 PM

50 Quit developing. 1/22/2024 2:03 PM

51 Manage the dams north of us. The 2021 flood in Chadds Ford was caused by very poorly planned dam water releases at a bad time. 1/22/2024 1:07 PM

52 Addressing drainage at known problem areas to eliminate or reduce flooding 1/22/2024 8:38 AM

53 Fix the flooding on Ring Road. 1/22/2024 8:19 AM

54 Do more to keep the Brandywine from flooding RT 1. It is an interstate highway. 1/20/2024 11:30 AM

55 Infrastructure improvements. Funding and technical support for drainage engineering. Rain garden installation. Funding and technical support for flood savvy landscaping. More proactive tree management on roadways!!! Many roads in area are small and tree tunnels but are used fairly often by all surrounding residents 1/18/2024 9:55 PM

56 Manage (reduce) building on floodplains, and require (with penalties for non compliance) builders to adequately prepare for runoff management. 1/18/2024 9:07 PM

57 FEMA buyout program approval. 1/18/2024 6:20 PM

58 Local government needs to be proactive in building climate resiliency in their infrastructure and also requiring development to include better storm water management to handle the increased rainfalls our region is experiencing. There also should be better notification of possible flood events. Too often the news and weather forecasts flooding, but it is usually minor. How can we better notify the public of truly serious, life threatening flooding. 1/18/2024 6:12 PM

59 Require that water detention ponds/basins be large enough to insure no increase runoff from construction. 1/13/2024 7:11 PM

60 I 1/12/2024 6:12 AM

61 Intersection always floods, barricades are not put up soon enough, tractor trailers fly through the water sending waves into the business 1/12/2024 5:23 AM

62 Stop building developments everywhere! Stop cutting down the trees! Come up with something that can help to stop the flooding of the East Branch Brandywine Creek! 1/11/2024 10:11 PM

63 Stop developing and leave natural areas to manage stormwater. 1/11/2024 6:10 PM

64 Eradicate ALL DEVELOPERS AND TEAR DOWN ALL DEVELOPMENTS BUILT AFTER 1970. DEVELOPERS ARE THE PROBLEM, THEY DOMESTIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL TERRORISTS 1/11/2024 2:44 PM

65 I'd love for work to be done encouraging people to use native plants and landscaping as well as reducing turf grass areas --all of which are flood mitigators. 1/11/2024 2:30 PM

66 Not over building or over developing Help with restructuring storm water management 1/10/2024 8:54 AM

67 Supporting this Flood Study, and pertinent mitigation efforts, which is absolutely necessary due to the impact of climate change and the effects that recent weather events are causing. 12/18/2023 6:05 AM

Q9 Are you willing to share informa on about your nancial losses due to ooding in the last ten years, if yes, ple ase select the ranges of economic loss below that depicts your situa on. If no, please skip to the next question.

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$5,001-10,000

This is not the net loss (after insurance). We believe it is important to understand the full, financial impact that this particular event (9.2.21 flooding).

Q10 Do you have ood insurance?

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Q11 What housing op on best ts your situation?

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Q12 Housing type:

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Q13 How many people reside at the same location?

Q14 Would you consider signing up for a ood alert system?

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How do you currently inform yourself on ood and other weatherrelated incidents?

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Q16 Are you concerned about increased frequency and/or intensity of future ooding?

Q17 What do you believe is most vulnerable to ood impacts? (Please check all that apply)

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1 Tow people have died recently 4/2/2024 4:51 PM

7 Sick of the lax attitude 1/12/2024 5:23 AM

8 Businesses looses property and items as well as money 1/11/2024 10:11 PM

9 Based on one of the webinars I attended after the flooding, I learned that flooding is the worst natural disaster. I didn’t realize that! 12/18/2023 6:05 AM

Q18 What types of ood mi ga on projects should be implemented. (Select all that apply)

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3 Help along the creek bed with native plants to create a sediment barrier that will also help with flooding 8/11/2024 5:34 PM

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Berm needs to be built behind house to keep the swamp from getting closer to my house. 4/23/2024 6:35 PM 8 Helping homeowners with water runoff management either through landscaping or other structures that can help deter or redirect street runoff. 4/11/2024 4:36 PM 9 By now we know where the problem are We are still just talking Need someone in county govt to do something Bottleneck is Brandywine through Downingtown I’d start with a little more pitch south of rye 30 4/3/2024 7:35 AM

Eradicate all developers and reverse the damage. Developers are environmental and domestic terrorists who need permanently stopped 4/2/2024 5:21 PM

Address the water resources board and their affili ations with private water. It seems the floodings intentional to maximize water at certain facilities that profit off of Water. They’re also seems to be environmental bond fraud, where engineers allowed developers to work with little to no stormwater management. Allow mud into the Brandywine and then apply for federal grant money for a problem they created. Then, when the developers finish up the neighborhood, the water measures his significant improvement, and the engineers are awarded. Chester county is completely corrupt and I have the proof. Take a l ook at the township solicitors through various areas and their affiliations with private water.

12 Many waterways in area have debris ... fallen trees, etc., which should be cleared. A casual observation sees many culverts, etc, that are clogged.

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14 Use of native plants on public and private property. Wetland restoration.

15 flood walls and levies

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16 The paving of land upstream has caused a lot of the problem we have 3/14/2024 2:53 AM

17 Do maintenance on existing stormwater basins and piping.

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18 natural stream channel design when doing repairs to damaged roadways especially. 3/1/2024 11:43 AM

19 Whatever works to address the flooding. Just not actions that will have no effect, like removing Dams. 2/19/2024 10:55 AM

20 Possibly removing the dams along Brandywine Creek, building green infrastructure around 12th Street where the river breached the shore and flooded NE Wilmington.

21 Reduce impervious surface! Restore degraded wetlands!!

22 Putting up retention barriers and walls and bulkheads.

23 Dredging sediment release which will increase with dam removals. Downstream flooding and velocity issues need to be addressed at lower level Brandywine communities. Misinformation about upstream dams causing lower level community flooding at end of river.

24 Sewer improvements

25 Slow the influx of impervious surfaces throughout Chester County.

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26 I wonder if a pumping station to relocate high waters to other areas less prone to flooding is feasible. 2/7/2024 7:11 AM

27 Making sure the water has some lace to stream properly and also help the area with water and flood mitigation 2/5/2024 11:31 PM

Restricting development, and ensuring healthy impervious surface regulations and practices. Conservation of open space to reduce erosion. I am not certain whether building dams and 2/5/2024 9:41 AM

reservoirs is most beneficial, but certainly those practices should be considered and implemented if they will help address the problem. I also think that it would help to work to change societal mindset regarding use of open spaces. For example, trees could be planted in many office parks and retail parking lots, as well as on larger portions of public property areas such as schools and government buildings. Adding "10 feet" of trees to various properties and businesses would not require much but might go along way towards helping the problem.

29 Retention basins 1/24/2024 9:58 AM

30 We need zoning to improve run-off and flood mitigation in the Brandywine watershed. We believe that the embankment of the former railroad line in Chadds Ford impounds flood water instead of letting it flow to floodplain areas south of Chadds Ford. We need governmental action to remove this embankment. 1/22/2024 8:59 PM

31 N/A 1/22/2024 6:41 PM

32 Good 1/22/2024 4:30 PM

33 Manage dams properly. 1/22/2024 1:07 PM

34 decrease all development and make sure any existing sprawl has suitable stormwater retention. Because of the expanse of macadam, concrete, and impermeable surfaces, rainwater has no place to go and is funneled into mass collection sites which have no capacity for its storage. Stop the flow before it reaches the Brandywine

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35 I prefer natural methods to restore more natural balance Our bridges are old and in poor repair, that makes me nervous The mariner east pipeline terrifies me. It is in disturbed soil that is probably vulnerable to damage from flooding 1/18/2024 9:55 PM

36 Improving older storm water management systems like retention basins and adding storm water basins where none existed.

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37 Structures to redirect flood waters such as proper drainage along roads and control the amount of building where drainage of water will have a negative impact 1/18/2024 4:46 PM

38 River bed build up 1/12/2024 5:23 AM

39 Do everything possible! Why would you not do everything to help stop flooding. Stop just talking about it and take action!!!! 1/11/2024 10:11 PM

40 Hibernia park releases water when chambers lake gets "too full" This is often after the river has already crested, and will cause it to crest even higher after the waters have already started to recede. There should be some kind of not only alert system in place, but maybe they should think about releasing water prior to these major events because peoples lives matter more than people being able to fish. I'm sorry. But this is caused a lot of issues over the years and we've lost a lot of equipment just from that. Not only do the people down stream matter, but so does all the wildlife, whose homes have been disappearing, and where do they have left to go? Floodplains!

41 Eradicate ALL DEVELOPERS AND TEAR DOWN AND RESTORE WHAT THEY HAVE DESTROYED. COMPACTED SOIL, HOUSES, CONCRETE, ASPHALT DO NOT ABSORB WATER. SEVERELY PUNISH THOSE WHO BUY THAT JUNK AND SUPPORT DEVELOPERS IN ANY WAY

42 dredging the bottle necks of the creek to move higher or same qantities of load within the confines of the creek banks.

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43 I think we need to use every tool in the toolbox, taking into consideration specific site characteristics and cost-benefit analyses. There is no one-size-fits-all solution to address both localized and regional flooding challenges. 12/20/2023 3:26 PM

44 Limiting the effects of climate change (personal responsibility and accountability)! I know this is not within our control, but it should be said! 12/18/2023 6:05 AM

Q19 Should the States of Pennsylvania a nd Delaware allocate more funds through state budgets for ood control projects being developed and constructed by local water management authori es?

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Q20 If not, why not:

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1 Developers should be paying for the damage they cause, not tax payers over all. You can also charge those who buy in developments and high density housing

2 Because the funds already here are being stolen. Environmental bond fraud, where Township engineers allowed developers to operate with little to no stormwater management. Allow muddy flood water into the Brandywine and then apply for federal grant money to improve the waterway, They’re allowing to get polluted. Once the developers complete the neighborhood? The water measures a significant improvement. and these criminal engineers are awarded.

3 construction projects have not solved the problem to date.

4 BETTER PLANNING REG REGULATIONS TO ENSURE DEVELOPERS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MANAGE THE WATER ALL THE WAY TO THE CREEK.

5 I don't know if funds are currently available but mismanaged or taken by special interest groups instead of being used for the good of the whole community...or at least the first responders.

6 I would rather see increased funding for local flood control projects come from the Federal government through the States as my opinion is that the Federal government probably has more financial means, if the politics can be navigated, to fund these projects than do the States of Pennsylvania and Delaware.

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7 Not sure of the state of PA's budget. 2/1/2024 7:02 PM

8 Don't know if there are already funds allocated for floods, and if so, how much? 1/24/2024 12:03 PM

9 N/A 1/22/2024 6:41 PM

10 I don't know if I trust local water management authorities. I'd rather see nonprofits or conservation orgs being in charge. I worry they will engineer solutions that solve one environmental issue but create others 1/18/2024 9:55 PM

11 When possible, I think people should take responsibility to install rain gardens, plant deeprooted native plants to increase soil permeability, and reduce lawn size. 1/18/2024 9:06 PM

12 Developers, like Toll Brothers need to pay and all Developers need eradicated and all Developers damage needs reversed. 1/11/2024 2:44 PM

13 I said yes, because flooding is impacting communities, infrastructure, economy, etc. in both states; therefore, it is a relevant and growing issue that must be addressed. While in past years it may not have been an item to address, it is NOW that we KNOW there is data to support this need for the future and progress of our communities.

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Q21 Are you willing to pay more in property tax or assessments for addi onal ood control measures in your area?

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5 Grants and government funds the work on the Loyd project will make it worse for us 6/12/2024 8:22 PM

6 Builders who keep putting up properties taking up more permeable area uphill from Downingtown 6/10/2024 11:11 PM

7 Developer taxation for down stream impacts 5/30/2024 3:19 PM

8 Could this become a grant funded project in collaboration with local universities? 4/11/2024 4:36 PM

9 There’s plenty of money. Fed state and county Jay needs focus 4/3/2024 7:35 AM

10 Reduce property development in flood prone areas and/or place stipends on developers in those areas. Not all areas have balanced property taxes, especially in lower income areas like Coatesville. 4/2/2024 6:49 PM

11 Development fees 4/2/2024 6:23 PM

12 Developers should have to pay for it, along with the people who buy and support Developers in any way, shape, or form 4/2/2024 5:21 PM 13 Enforcement of NPDES permits. 4/2/2024 4:51 PM

14 Fees on new commercial and residential construction that increase impervious coverage. 4/1/2024 11:48 AM

15 Common sense says public funding is likely option. But often common sense isn't used by local municipalities when allocating tax funds. We often spend money making streams look pretty ... but maybe priority should be making them efficient? 3/30/2024 8:41 AM

16 Not sure how to answer this question. 3/29/2024 4:44 PM

17 Federal funding 3/29/2024 3:08 PM

18 FEMA 3/22/2024 8:56 AM

19 BETTER PLANNING REG REGULATIONS TO ENSURE DEVELOPERS ARE RESPONSIBLE TO MANAGE THE WATER ALL THE WAY TO THE CREEK.

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20 I can’t say what should be reduced but flood mitigation needs to be a priority in the community. The development of previous open spaces is creating impervious surface that is making the flood situation worse. 3/14/2024 2:37 PM

21 Should be a part of infrastructure funds 3/14/2024 9:20 AM

22 People/Companies who build in such a way that affect the waterway should be assessed accordingly. 3/14/2024 2:53 AM

23 Social events. 3/13/2024 1:42 PM

24 A combination of extra State funding and payment by land owners would seem to be equitable. 3/6/2024 10:46 AM

25 Developers should pay some of the cost. 3/2/2024 8:21 AM

26 State funds 3/1/2024 8:49 PM

27 governments should use qualified people to make informed decisions on what is needed to repair these issues. not the same old ways that do not work and waste money. once there is a range of solutions the ones that make sense should be implanted and funding should be evaluated on a case by case basis depending on the circumstance, cost etc. The public should be informed and allowed input 3/1/2024 11:43 AM

28 Don’t know enough on what these mean and how they would be implemented to answer this question fully 2/29/2024 11:54 AM

29 I would like to see which programs receive funding and then make a recommendation on what I'd like to see. I'm not sure where money is currently allocated.

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30 If my taxes go up to address the challenges of flooding, I would the area to look the part and operate in a way of community building. 2/9/2024 7:09 AM

31 unsure 2/8/2024 9:39 PM

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33 How you answer this question. Everyone income is different some may can afford and some can’t.

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34 Fish passage projects need to be proven as working money could be better spent on flood infrastructure for people 2/8/2024 4:57 PM

35 My opinion is that the Federal government already has existing revenues that are generated through Federal taxes that could be used to support flood control projects at the local level and that if Federal government wanted to, it could allocate them accordingly, like for example what happened with the Covid relief funds that eventually were allowed to be used by local governments for stormwater management improvements and a host of other projects. I do not think that local or State governments should be forced to raise taxes or cut closer-to-home existing programs in order to fund flood mitigation. I think that is an endeavor for Federal government to fund because the Federal government currently has the most bloat and wastes the most tax money.

36 As stated above.

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37 How come government grants are not listed here? What about funds from FEMA? 2/7/2024 7:11 AM

38 I've lived and worked in several counties in the area for the past 35 years. I've repeatedly seen large developments go in, which place a tax burden on the community in which they're built, but the developer does not seem to share adequately in the burden for the impact. Developers could be required to pay environmental impact fees and required to implement more environmentally friendly practices to help diminish flooding impacts.

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39 What is a stormwater fee? 1/24/2024 12:03 PM

40 Use federal money too! Make this road safe for the community. 1/24/2024 7:05 AM

41 We pay for other communities' problems and believe that flood prevention and mitigation should be a common good that is supported as well.

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42 Traffic cameras 1/22/2024 4:58 PM

43 Good 1/22/2024 4:30 PM

44 Developers should pay for it. 1/22/2024 12:57 PM

45 Fundraising or special events to raise funds for project. 1/22/2024 8:38 AM

46 Unnecessary spending should be reduced or eliminated. 1/20/2024 11:30 AM

47 I would need more education about these options and their effects to make an informed opinion on this 1/18/2024 9:55 PM

48 I really don’t think I should have to pay more because others insist on having perfect lawns by using fertilizer and pesticides which contaminate our water supply. 1/18/2024 9:06 PM

49 I’m not sure 1/18/2024 8:41 PM

50 Government funding 1/18/2024 6:20 PM

51 Not sure 1/18/2024 5:09 PM

52 Limit building of new residential and commercial buildings without proper planning for storm water impact Implementation of already approved projects 1/18/2024 4:46 PM

53 Further research before deciding 1/18/2024 3:22 PM

54 In the beginning of these new infrastructure I would expect there should be more out out but I would urge the reduction of taxes or other fees once the infrastructure is completed and implemented. 1/13/2024 10:42 AM

55 Those charged with allocating funds for this decision ought to be informed of public feedback, actual environmental conditions, projections for changes in climate, approved and requested building permits, and what I presume is a host of other influencing factors. I am not informed to make such a suggestion.

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